1824History
He moved from Tennessee to Texas in the summer of 1824 with his wife, Betsy Summers, daughter, Mary, and three sons, Benjamin, Graves, and Churchill Fulshear, Jr.
1831Economy
died on January 18, 1831, with the plantation ownership passed onto his youngest son, Churchill Fulshear, Jr., who added a cotton gin and flour mill which flourished well into t...
1836Military
Churchill and his brothers scouted Santa Anna's army as they crossed the Brazos River near their plantation on April 14, 1836.
1844History
He also actively sold and purchased real estate, including the 654 acres sold to John Randon on May 10, 1844, for $4,000.
1865Military
Robert Locke Harris - a Confederate War Surgeon who visited after the War in 1865 and remained to become a prominent doctor of the area.A significant historical development occu...
1890Infrastructure
Town platted here 1890 by San Antonio & Aransas Pass Railroad, soon was trade center, with many facilities.
1893Government
In the decades following, the town established a public school district (1893), a Methodist church (1894) and business establishments that included a barber shop, doctor, drug s...
1894History
Holt was first (1894) pastor of the still existent Methodist church.
1898Education
=== Boom and bust, 1900s–1970s ===
By 1898 a thriving population of 250 residents supported eleven stores, three saloons, a school and a hotel.
1915History
Many early burials are unmarked, and the oldest headstone is that of Rebecca Scott in 1915.
1929History
The town had 300 residents and ten stores in 1929.
1933Economy
But the population fell to 100 in 1933, around the time that the Fulshear plantation house was torn down.
1948Education
These Fulshear schools were merged into the Lamar Consolidated Independent School District in 1948.
1977Government
=== Incorporated city, 1977–present ===
The city was incorporated in 1977.
1998Architecture
The branch, which opened in May 1998, was the third branch built with 1989 bond funds.
2008History
Circa 2008, the community had approximately 700 residents.
2010Civil Rights
Historic Texas Cemetery - 2010
After the abolition of slavery with defeat of the Confederacy, many of the emancipated slaves became sharecroppers, which meant they rented land ...
2011Education
== Arts and culture ==
In 2011, the Fulshear Art Council (FAC), a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization, was created to encourage and support the arts and arts education in Fulshear...
2012Culture
FAC changed its name to Arts Fulshear in 2012, and the organization began providing art and theater classes to local youth.
2013History
In October 2013, the population rose to over 5,000.
2015History
As of 2015 the taxation rate is 0.161631% per $100 valuation.
2017History
In May 2017, Fulshear was listed the richest small town in Texas on MSN.com.
2020History
== Demographics ==
=== Racial and ethnic composition ===
=== 2020 census ===
As of the 2020 census, there were 16,856 people, 4,990 households, and 4,482 families residing i...
2024Government
Mayor Don McCoy was elected mayor in 2024 and has also served as President of the Fulshear Regional Chamber of Commerce since its inception in 2013.